Overview of verb exaggerate

The verb exaggerate has 2 senses

• overstate, exaggerate, overdraw, hyperbolize, hyperbolise, magnify, amplify -- (to enlarge beyond bounds or the truth; "tended to romanticize and exaggerate this `gracious Old South' imagery")


• overdo, exaggerate -- (do something to an excessive degree; "He overdid it last night when he did 100 pushups")

Overview of adj exaggerated

The adj exaggerated has 2 senses

• exaggerated, overdone, overstated -- (represented as greater than is true or reasonable; "an exaggerated opinion of oneself")


• exaggerated, magnified, enlarged -- (enlarged to an abnormal degree; "thick lenses exaggerated the size of her eyes")